Toronto Sets Over 50 Titles For 2010 Fest

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced that Robert Redford, Michael Winterbottom, Julian Schnabel, Darren Aronofsky, Francois Ozon, John Cameron Mitchell and Mark Romanek are officially just a few of the directors who will be screening their latest works during their upcoming 35th edition. From the Hyatt Regency on King Street in Toronto - next door to the nearly complete new festival headquarters, the Bell Lightbox - festival co-directors Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling held a press conference to announce upwards of 50 titles that will screen in Toronto during the September 9th - 19th festivities.

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced that Robert Redford, Michael Winterbottom, Julian Schnabel, Darren Aronofsky, Francois Ozon, John Cameron Mitchell and Mark Romanek are officially just a few of the directors who will be screening their latest works during their upcoming 35th edition. From the Hyatt Regency on King Street in Toronto - next door to the nearly complete new festival headquarters, the Bell Lightbox - festival co-directors Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling held a press conference to announce upwards of 50 titles that will screen in Toronto during the September 9th - 19th festivities.

"This is a year of exciting and monumental change for this organization," Bailey said, noting both the festival's move to its new home at the Bell Lightbox, and two new initiatives: Extending the festival by one day, and a new "TIFF For Free" program, where a slew of films that have screened at the fest over the years - including "The Big Chill," "Crash" and "Water" - will screen on 35mm for no cost to the public.

As for the new films, the festival has announced an impressive batch of World and North American premieres that will screen in their gala and special presentations programs. Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan," Robert Redford's "The Conspirator," John Madden's "The Debt," Im Sang-Soo's "The Housemaid," Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech," Guillaume Canet's "Little White Lies," Francois Ozon's "Potiche," Ben Affleck's "The Town," Mike Mills' "Beginners," Rowan Joffe's "Brighton Rock," Tony Goldwyn's "Conviction," Susanne Bier's "In A Better World," Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden's "It's Kind of a Funny Story," Alain Corneau's "Love Crime," Julian Schnabel's "Miral," Mark Romanek's "Never Let Me Go," John Cameron Mitchell's "Rabbit Hole," and Michael Winterbottom's "The Trip" are just a few of them.

"As you can see, it's shaping up to be a fantastic festival," Bailey said.

The complete lineup of today's announced titles is below. The festival will continue to announce titles over the next few weeks, and indieWIRE will have the announcements as they come in. Also, note the designation of whether the film is a World or North American premiere for a good clue as to what might be screening in Venice.

TIFF Co-Directors Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling announce titles for the 2010 festival at the Hyatt Regency in Toronto this morning. Photo by Peter Knegt.